H.R. 471

119th Congress

In Committee

Fix Our Forests Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]AR· Introduced 16 January 2025
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56

Cosponsors

23

Actions

2

Amendments

4

Committees

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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.

6 March 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 24 January 2025

Fix Our Forests Act

This bill establishes requirements for managing forests on federal land, including requirements concerning reducing wildfire threats, expediting the review of certain forest management projects, and implementing forest management projects and other activities.

Specifically, the bill (1) designates certain firesheds at high risk for wildfires as fireshed management areas; (2) directs the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Geological Survey to jointly establish an interagency Fireshed Center that is responsible for duties related to assessing and predicting fire, including maintaining a fireshed registry on a publicly accessible website that provides interactive geospatial data on individual firesheds; and (3) makes other requirements related to reducing wildfire.

Next, the bill expedites the review of certain forest management projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and exempts certain activities from NEPA review. It also establishes intra-agency strike teams to accelerate the review and any interagency consultation processes under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the National Historic Preservation Act. It also limits consultation requirements concerning threatened and endangered species under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Management and Policy Act of 1976. Finally, it limits litigation involving fireshed management projects and limits remedies that courts may provide.

Additionally, the bill supports reducing community wildfire risks, carrying out forest restoration and stewardship activities (including watershed protection and restoration), conducting biochar demonstration projects, advancing technologies to address forest wildfires, and assisting wildland firefighters and their families.

Timeline

23 actions

  1. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.

    6 March 2025 · Committee

  2. Received in the Senate.

    28 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  3. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 279 - 141 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H321-333)

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  4. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 471, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Peters demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  5. GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 471.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  6. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 53. (consideration: CR H312-335)

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  7. House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 53 and Rule XVIII.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  8. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 53, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carbajal amendment No. 2.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  9. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 53, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 1.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  10. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 471 and S. 5. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 471 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of S. 5 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to commit.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  11. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H346-347)

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  12. The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 471.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  13. The Speaker designated the Honorable Dale W. Strong to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  14. The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  15. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  16. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 279 - 141 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H321-333)

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  17. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    23 January 2025 · Floor

  18. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 53 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 471 and S. 5. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 471 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of S. 5 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to commit.

    21 January 2025 · Floor

  19. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  20. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

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Sponsorship

56 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]AR

Cosponsors

  • Democrat1530%
  • Republican3570%
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Classification

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Legislative subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural practices and innovationsAlternative and renewable resourcesBuilding constructionCaliforniaClimate change and greenhouse gasesCommunity life and organizationComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightData collection, sharing, protectionDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the Interior

Committees

4

  • Agriculture Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To16 Jan 2025

  • Natural Resources Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To16 Jan 2025

  • Science, Space, and Technology Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To16 Jan 2025

  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

      • Hearings By (subcommittee)6 Mar 2025

Amendments

2

  • HAMDT 3Agreed

    23 January 2025

  • HAMDT 2Agreed

    23 January 2025

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